TV series

The Best Years

2009–2011 · 2 seasons

A gentle, folksy rural drama that ambles through village life with warmth, bickering neighbours and the slow settling of a city outsider.

Overview: Lorena, a modern city girl, is sent to the countryside after a sequence of unforeseen and tragic events. The sale of the family estate she inherited from her late mother in her will marks the start of her journey to Dragošje, a small village in Slavonia. She initially planned to sell the house, but she ends up staying in the village.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, grief, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
grief
love
found family
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild